John Snow, Incorporated (JSI) – We are public health care and health systems consultants and researchers driven by a passion to improve health services and health outcomes for all.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Digital Health Expert

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Position Category: Local hire, paid in country
Starting Date: 12/28/2020

Description

• Tuberculosis Data, Impact Assessment, and Communications Hub (TB DIAH) is a five-year Associate Award funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
• The objective of TB DIAH is to ensure optimal demand and analysis of both routine and non-routine TB data for decision-making and their appropriate use to support interventions, policies, and performance management of national governments, ministries of health, national TB programs, USAID and other stakeholders.
• TB DIAH is implemented by the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and sub-recipient John Snow, Inc. (JSI).

Responsibilities

• The Digital Health Expert will work in close collaboration with USAID / Nigeria, the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program (NTBLCP), and relevant TB implementing partners to improve data management to ensure real time availability of quality data for decision-making. The expert will ensure the integration and interoperability of the different electronic TB management information systems (TB-MIS) in Nigeria.
• The Digital Health Expert will be responsible to provide technical support to electronic data collection and management system ensure quality data is generated on real time. The individual will have experience and expertise in data analytics with good knowledge of statistical package to handle big data including Tableau and other visualizations software.

Specifically, the consultant will:

• Develop, deliver, and maintain high quality digital health technologies for USAID’s TBDIAH portfolio review and evaluation of digital health technologies.
• Partner with internal subject matter experts and external business and technology leaders to assist in the development of NTBLCP digital health policies and regulatory procedures.
• Compile an inventory of and / or conduct assessment of electronic and paper-based TB-MIS processes in Nigeria.
• Review interventions historically implemented in Nigeria to roll out electronic TB-MIS; compile and analyze lessons learned and best practices, and produce and present a report to NTBLCP, USAID mission and relevant USAID-IPs.
• Analyze the current electronic system to see what’s working and what’s not working; review user interface design (e.g., user-friendliness and functionalities that meet the users’ needs) and structure issues; Assess its readiness for interoperability with other care-based management systems.
• Provide technical leadership in the process of developing TB-MIS road map.
• Provide technical assistance in the development of detailed implementation plans for digital solutions for TB M&E and surveillance engaging stakeholders.
• Work with the TB DIAH/HQ team in gathering users’ requirements for developing NTBLCP and sub-national level dashboards and scorecards; testing the prototype instance of the dashboard, and provide technical assistance in the roll-out of the dashboard.
• Identify opportunities in creating preconditions and incentives informing digital health procedures and guidance that meet NTBLCP’s mission to protect and promote public health while supporting technological advances according to the Federal Ministry of Health Digital Health Policy.
• Provide advice, consultations and training to internal and external experts on the current state of digital health technologies, policies, and functionalities.
• Work closely with TBDIAH’s Digital System Developer, NTBLCP, and other subject experts from the implementing partners in Nigeria as well as TB DIAH /HQ team.

Duration:

• This consultancy will be from January 2021 to December 2021 pending project approval.

Job Requirements
The following qualifications are required:

• Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Data Science, Public Health, or a related field.
• Minimum of seven (7) years’ relevant experience in Information Technology (IT), software development, interoperability, and / or data visualization.
• Preferably have a good understanding of TB electronic surveillance systems and / or case-based management systems, e.g. DHIS2, eTB Manager etc.
• Demonstrated experience working in teams of developers and programmers.
• In-depth knowledge of developing and implementing health information systems.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, customer-oriented, and flexible environment.
• A bias toward action and a proven track record of delivering projects and products.
• Have excellent communication skills to engage an organization of multiple specialties.
• Ability to actively seek out multiple opinions, yet make independent decisions and influence positive outcomes.
• Have practical experience and technical expertise focusing on one or more areas of digital health, including:
• Mobile medical apps, medical device interoperability, and healthcare cybersecurity.
• Digital therapeutics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and novel digital health technology
• Digital health product development, software as a medical device
• Big data and advanced analytics, cloud storage and computing and wireless communication
• Sensitivity toward cultural diversity and an ability to work across various regions of Nigeria.
• Ability to work effectively with TB DIAH project staff, USAID, implementing partners, other donors, and international organizations.
• Availability to travel within Nigeria.
• Strong interpersonal, diplomacy, organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
• Working proficiency in English.
• Consultant must be based in Nigeria

Remuneration
Salary commensurate with experience.

Application Closing Date
24th December, 2020.